Eating at the Chongde Hall court meeting, this is the first time from the first year of Hongde to the seventeenth year of Hongde, and there have been two times in the Daliang court.

The first time was the deer cutting banquet of Daliang Gaozu, and he shared a steamed deer with the ten heroes, and since then there have been ten great families since the founding of Daliang.

The second time was that the emperor of Zhongxing Daliang entertained Zuo Sanxiang and his party of ten people with pastries and red date porridge today.

It was very uncomfortable to be watched and eaten by a group of people, and the place was still watched by the emperor and hundreds of officials in the palace.

This is even more uncomfortable than the Hongmen banquet, neither can you feast, dare not gobble, and dare not eat clean, the emperor's reward is not to eat cleanly.

Before the cakes and red date porridge were served, the emperor asked everyone about their situation one by one, and some reassurance and encouragement brought tears to everyone's eyes.

The pro-soldier Niu Heiwa couldn't cry even more, she never dreamed that one day she would stand side by side with so many big people in this Chongde Palace, and she could get the emperor's praise.

"I have been ruling the world for 17 years, and I have seen no more loyal and good generals than this, the Western Regions are thousands of miles away from the capital, there is a lack of supplies, and there are few people and horses. Today, in this Chongde Palace, I order you to only eat enough, and you are not allowed to talk about any red tape! Everyone in this hall must watch them eat seriously, and they must not talk or move! ”

The rest of the people looked at the left three phases, the left three phases knelt down to thank them, and the rest of the people also knelt down together, "Xie Huang Longen, Weichen and others are full of food!" ”

The people who eat only care about eating and don't dare to take care of the surroundings, and it is actually quite embarrassing to see people, the food given by the emperor to the meritorious soldiers, others can only watch dryly, although the people who eat are not good, but these spectators can not show a trace of strange expression.

The emperor has already spoken first, and he is not allowed to speak or move around.

Fortunately, these ten people were already very hungry, and it didn't take long to eat all the pastries and red date porridge that were actually very small.

"Have you eaten enough?"

"Your Majesty has given you food, the minister's stomach is full, and this loyalty is fuller! Thank you, Your Majesty! ”

If it weren't for Zuo Sanxiang rushing to say such a sentence in front, Niu Heiwa would only be half a word away from saying that she was not full.

The other nine people also unanimously replied that they were full.

The emperor laughed, "Okay, well, since you are full, except for Zuo Yuanlong, the rest of the people will be rewarded for their merits!" Did Zuo Yuanlong keep this battle merit roster in his mind, or did he carry it with him? ”

The emperor's gaze at Zuo Sanxiang looked very strange, and Zuo San almost shuddered, and immediately took out a large roll of silk cloth from his arms.

"The roster of military merits is approved by the commanders of each battalion and Liu Zhong, the protector of the capital, and the ministers dare not speak at will! Presented to the Emperor today! ”

Zhao Qian hurriedly took the large roster and handed it over, and the emperor motioned for Zhao Qian to open it for him.

Zhao Qian slowly unfolded the silk cloth, and saw that the leftmost side of the roster was full of meritorious soldiers who had died in battle, densely packed, and there were dozens of fresh handwriting. On the right is the list of people who came back this time, and Liu Jingchuan, who entered the main hall, and the five soldiers all made a small ink spot.

"Liu Jingchuan, as a grain officer, can do these thousands of troops without a single day of food, and can also be self-sufficient. That's a lot of credit! Prime Minister Xiao Cheng, General Wang, Yuan Sikong, Shang Shuling, General Che Cai, Da Honglu, Da Si Nong, how should you discuss it together, how should this Liu Jingchuan be rewarded? ”

The emperor ordered seven people to discuss the reward of Liu Jingchuan, Xiao Xian and Wang Fu were neither friendly with the prince nor with the king of Jin, while Yuan Xiuwen, Chen Yu and Deng Hua had a relationship with the prince, the general of the Che cavalry was the uncle of the king of Jin, and Tian Muzhi was the chief of the palace of the king of Jin.

Although Liu Jingchuan is not the disciple of the prince and the king of Jin, he has a close relationship with the third prime minister of Zuo, and the third prime minister of the left is undoubtedly the hardcore subordinate of the king of Jin.

Xiao Xian and Wang Fu glanced at each other quickly and immediately spoke, "The minister believes that according to the system of this dynasty, Liu Jingchuan's merits can be promoted to the fourth-grade official position in the capital, and if he is released to the state and county, he can be appointed to the official position of the third rank or above!" ”

"The minister thinks that Liu Jingchuan is good at military affairs, so he might as well let go of the assassination history of Ren Cong Erpin in Bian Youzhou, Nanjingzhou, Jiaozhou and other places, so that people can make the best use of it!"

Wang Fu proposed to let Liu Jingchuan be appointed as the state pastor, which seemed to be a feudal official, but in fact he deposed the border.

Wang Fu wanted to see the emperor's reaction, but the emperor did not speak, but continued to wait for the opinions of others.

"Liu Jingchuan is good at grain and grass transshipment, Tuntian accumulation of goods, the minister thinks that if you want to make the best use of it, you can be appointed as the Cao River transshipment inspection envoy, rectify the Cao Canal transportation, and ensure the supply of grain and goods in the capital!"

Yuan Xiuwen suddenly said that one of the current major problems, although the capital is prosperous, but there are always problems with grain transportation, either the grain transported to the capital from all over the country is delayed, or the ship is sunk in the Yellow River. In a fit of rage, the emperor killed more than a dozen Caoyun officials in a row, but it was still to no avail.

However, it is difficult to do this, because the grain trading of several major families in the capital has always been a source of wealth.

Let Liu Jingchuan go to serve as the Caohe transfer inspection envoy, I am afraid that he will be killed.

Pei Yun, the general of the cavalry, knew the stakes and immediately retorted: "In the opinion of the minister, this inspection of the Cao River is a matter of supervising the imperial history, not what Liu Jingchuan is good at. Although there are only three counties, and the people are poor, only a capable person like Liu Jingchuan can make these three counties rich, and only when these three counties become rich can we firmly grasp the Western Regions in our hands! ”

Zuo Sanxiang was extremely excited when he heard this, but he couldn't speak, so he had to clench his fists.

Shang Shu made Chen Yu's eyes roll, "The minister thinks that what General Che Cavalry said is very true, but compared with the three counties of Wuwei, the right county of the South China Sea and other places need a capable person to rectify at present." The right county of the South China Sea is young and strong, and the land of fish and rice, which was originally rich, now depends on the imperial court to allocate money and grain from the left county of the South China Sea. If Liu Jingchuan can govern the right county of the South China Sea well, when the shipping in the South China Sea is restored, the people will be rich and taxed, not only will they not need subsidies from the imperial court, but they can also pay more taxes to the imperial court! ”

"The old minister and the adults have different opinions, the old minister thinks that Liu Jingchuan can take over the post of my big Si Nong, and the old minister can resign today to make Xian! With such a capable person who is proficient in the transshipment of Tuntian to be a big farmer, the money and grain of Daliang will definitely be sufficient for the country! ”

Dasi Nong Deng Hua also knew that Liu Jingchuan was a talent, and the emperor might also let Liu Jingchuan replace him.

Therefore, Deng Hua took retreat as advance, and first said it, not that Deng Hua wanted to keep his official position, but that the western expedition consumed only 10 million yuan of grain in the treasury, and once there was another war, the imperial court would not be able to allocate food supplies at all.

At present, there are possible soldiers in the west and north, and it is not easy to sit in the position of Dasi Nong, so it is better to get off the donkey.

"The minister thinks that it is still necessary to act according to the imperial court system, and the official position cannot be granted to each other privately! can't bargain, Liu Jingchuan is the most suitable state pastor, this is the minister's opinion! ”

After Tian Muzhi finished speaking, the seven ministers looked at the emperor together, waiting for the emperor to make a final decision.

The emperor looked at everyone and touched the silk cloth in front of him, "Well, it seems that everyone's opinions are roughly the same, this Liu Jingchuan can be promoted to the second rank of the feudal official, but there are no vacancies in the nineteen states of Daliang at the moment!" It is also inappropriate for the state pastors to be transferred without reason. I saw that the general of the Che Cai had a good opinion, and divided the three counties of Wuwei, Zhangye, and Jiuquan to build a new Liangzhou. It's just that Liu Jingchuan was wronged and wanted to go to the west to suffer again, I don't know if Liu Jingchuan is willing to do it yourself? ”

Liu Jingchuan immediately knelt down, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen, thank the imperial court for appreciation!" I am willing to govern Liangzhou for Your Majesty and build Liangzhou into a big granary in the west of my beam! ”

"Yes, worthy of being a soldier, I ask you, how many years will it take you to turn these three counties into granaries?"

The general of the cavalry gave Liu Jingchuan five fingers to prompt, meaning that he would have to answer for five years to please the emperor.

Liu Jingchuan replied unhurriedly, "In ten years, you can succeed!" ”

Many people snickered that the state pastor would be transferred after a maximum of eight years, but he replied that it was ten years.

The emperor was also a little surprised and unhappy, this Liu Jingchuan would take ten years to govern the land of the three counties.

"Go on, why did it take ten years?"

Liu Jingchuan stretched out three fingers: "In the first three years of the minister, I have to take people to travel all over the three counties to see how many hukou there are, how many acres of land can be cultivated, and what crops can be planted." The minister also had to draw a map of the acres of the three counties, and in the next three years, the borderless land would be distributed to the soldiers or locals in the tuntian, and if they met those who had hidden the acres before, they had to pay the grain tax. In the seventh year, the harvested grain was rewarded to the soldiers and farmers who cultivated the land, and in the last three years, the grain tax was collected according to the acreage! In this way, a big granary can be truly built! ”

The emperor's heart was shocked, isn't this going to carry out a soil break in the three counties? At that time, Li Xiaofei was almost killed by the major families because he proposed to carry out a nationwide soil break in Daliang.

At that time, Daliang had just dominated the world, Li Xiaofei suggested that the emperor take advantage of the aftermath of dominating the world to carry out a land break, but the family began to plan a rebellion, and the emperor in order to keep the throne is to attack Li Xiaofei, the first hero, and unite with the family to force Li Xiaofei to go overseas.

The so-called land break means that residents make up their household registration according to their actual place of residence, so as to clarify the examination and taxation, and prevent the family from concealing the population.

Although Liu Jingchuan didn't say the word "earth break" today, what he wanted to do was the matter of earth break, and it was even more ruthless than earth break, and even the taxes he had escaped before had to be recovered.

The emperor looked at the seven ministers, but the ministers did not move.

"Well, have you ever thought about the consequences of doing this, taking stock of the fields, you will offend a lot of people, and if you don't get it, you will be assassinated?"

"Ministers are loyal to the country, not afraid of broken bones! In the land of these three counties, there are too many borderless lands, and there are very few acres of hidden fields, if the acres of fields can be cleared, and then immigrate from the land of Yongzhou to Tuntian, the minister thinks that it is beneficial to the country and the people! As long as it is for the benefit of the country and the people, I think Your Majesty and the court will definitely support me! ”

Looking at Liu Jingchuan's firm eyes, the emperor suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart, so he stood up, "Okay, strong Liu Jingchuan!" I've got you done! I give you a sword! With this sword, no matter who dares to obstruct it, cut it first and then play! ”

All the ministers in the court were stunned for a moment, but they all shouted in unison.

Because none of the families has an industry in the three counties of Wuwei, Zhangye and Jiuquan, Liu Jingchuan wants to toss and break the land in these three counties, so let him go.

As soon as Liu Jingchuan's reward was confirmed, the remaining five soldiers were each given miscellaneous generals to reward money and cloth.

However, the reward of this cloth was given at regular intervals, and thirty horses of silk cloth were received annually from the treasury.

In the end, it was Ju Wenli's family who was rewarded, and after the discussion of the courtiers, Ju Wenli's father Ju Zhong was given a Guiyi Marquis and a Hou Mansion.

This Hou Mansion is next to Li Xiaofei's mansion, Zuo Sanxiang is very unfair in his heart, Liu Jingchuan and many soldiers under his hands have not been knighted, and even he can only get an earl.

And Ju Wenli's family came from Gaochang to meet them, and the courtiers agreed to give it to the marquis.

However, when I thought of the soldiers who died in the battle, the left three ministers slowly calmed down, and the title of the left three ministers would be promoted to earls without accident, and the emperor's purpose was to let everyone discuss again.

After leaving the Chongde Palace, Zuo Sanxiang wiped the sweat on his forehead, pressed his temples again, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

Out of the palace gate, Zuo Sanxiang suddenly woke up, and almost caught the way of those guys, obviously letting Zuo Sanxiang be angry with the soldiers for the matter of knighthood, and then offend the emperor and some ministers.

"Who am I, that I can get into your way? Joke! Thinking about these things, the third from the left almost hit a tree on the side of the road.

"Mr. Zuo! Mr. Zuo! Xiao Wang just returned to the capital, and he couldn't go to meet Mr. in time, I'm really sorry! ”

Zuo Sanxiang held on to the tree and looked up to see that it was the King of Jin leading the horse and several guards of the Shi Jin Palace.

"Zuo Mou meets King Jin!"

The third minister on the left immediately knelt down, and the king of Jin stretched out his hand to help him up, "Some time ago, my father sent me to Yuzhou to secretly visit the operation of the Cao River, so I couldn't send someone to pick up Mr. Ying in time!" ”

"King Jin is too polite, Zuo Moucai doesn't even have a thin gift in his hand, and I'm really sorry!"

"Where's the sir? Who doesn't know that you are a clean official! Let's go to the Jin Palace, let's eat the cabbage tofu soup and Hu cake roll barbecue together! ”

"Hahahaha, then Zuo is welcome!"

Liu Jingchuan was promoted to the history of assassination, and he couldn't go out of the palace with Zuo Sanxiang, he had to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to familiarize himself with his duties first, and he also had to get the official seal letter, and then go to the Shangshuling official office near the West Gate to receive official uniforms and other utensils, and finally Guanglu Siqing and Da Honglu arranged for the chariot to take office, and the whole process took at least a month.

Moreover, Liu Jingchuan is also a Qing official, if he does not give these government yamen, it is estimated that it will take half a year to set off from the capital.

Fortunately, the emperor knew all this and sent Zhao Qian to lead Liu Jingchuan to handle it, so that he could smoothly enter the Prime Minister's Mansion.

There is no way, Liu Jingchuan is penniless, and he can't enter the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.